Where does “biohydrogenate” come from?
biohydrogenate (English) comes from English hydrogenate, from English hydrogen, from French hydrogène, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
biohydrogenate (English): To hydrogenate (typically unsaturated fatty acids) biochemically (using enzymes)
Definitions
- To hydrogenate (typically unsaturated fatty acids) biochemically (using enzymes)
Ancestry of “biohydrogenate”, step by step
biohydrogenate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydrogenate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydrogenate | to treat something, or react something, with... |
| 2 | English | hydrogen | The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008 |
| 3 | French | hydrogène | hydrogen; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 5 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |